Food mill

A fleet Lotte (also food mill, vegetable mill, food mill, passe- vite or Passetoutgrain ) ( Switzerland: only Passevite ) is a hand-operated kitchen appliance that is used for passing of fruits, vegetables or other foods.

The device consists of a sieve-like, usually slightly tapered bottom, through which a shaft is mounted with rotor-like leaves. By means of a crank, the sheets may be set in a rotational movement, thus pressing down the food into the device through the sieve tray: drips or falls through the screen, depending on the fineness of the foods and passiertem screen, juice or pulp. In some devices, the bottom screen can change and vary so the fineness. The ' Flotte Lotte ' is used as for the production of apple sauce, sauces, vegetable purees, baby food, jam or fruit juice. In French cuisine it is also used for the preparation of different soups (or potage ), in the Swabian kitchen they can be used to make spaetzle.

A simpler device with a similar function is the Passierwiege.

History

Victor Simon received on 14 February 1928 in Belgium for this device, the patent number 348 610, which he called " passoire d'action rapide pour légumes et autres comestibles ".

On February 16, 1931 Jean mantelet in Paris applied for a patent for a "Press purée qui, sous l'action d'une lame hélicoïdale animée par une manivelle, comprime progressive ment la matière contre un tamis conique ". Mantelet marketed his device successfully first under the name Moulin - Légumes, later Legumex and finally from 1957 Moulinex - the name that his company Moulinex also accepted. Up to two million this press Purée were temporarily there annually produced.

In Germany, the fleet of the company Lotte GEFU is produced almost unchanged in different versions for 65 years. The product name Flotte Lotte was colloquially in Germany the generic name, but he is a registered trademark of GEFU boss.